Romney scrambles to halt slide in Ohio - The Daily Trail

Thursday, September 27, 2012 - 02:10

President Barack Obama and 2012 GOP contender Mitt Romney play a cat-and-mouse game across Ohio as multiple polls show Obama leading in the crucial swing state, where the economy is rebounding. Romney worked to show concern for less affluent voters - the so-called 47% - whom he seemed to dismiss in a video secretly recorded at a May fundraiser.

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